Minor for a future teacher?

juillet
Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:28:27 +0000

You may not actually have room to take a minor if you are doing English with a teaching certification. Usually the courses for a teaching certification are the equivalent of a minor or maybe a little more, and also remember that your last semester will be spent student teaching, so you’ll only be taking 7 semesters of coursework instead of 8.

If you do have time for a minor, it can be whatever you want. Certain minors may be more useful than others; I was actually also going to suggest Spanish, as for a teacher having an ESL or bilingual endorsement can help you find a job (especially in certain urban areas). Psychology could be useful if you want to become a school psychologist or guidance counselor after teaching for a few years. You could also minor in another field you could potentially teach in. But you could also choose a minor purely based on your interests.